Where does “buckwheat” come from?
Buckwheat comes from Middle Low German bōkwête, a compound of bōk (beech) and wête (wheat), originally referring to grain resembling beech seeds.
buckwheat (English): An Asian plant, of the species Fagopyrum...
Definitions
- An Asian plant, of the species Fagopyrum...
Ancestry of “buckwheat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Low German | bōkwête | beech-wheat |